What's the over-under on Peterson's preseason carries?

Coach Leslie Frazier isn't sure, but he knows it isn't many.

July 26, 2013 at 2:15PM

MANKATO -- Thursday, a reporter made a good point. Hey, it happens sometimes.

The reporter's question for Vikings coach Leslie Frazier, in not so many words, was basically, "Ah, ya know this Adrian Peterson fella did pretty well last year with nary a snap in the preseason. Why is God's green earth would he play a snap in this year's preseason?"

Standing on sidelines during exhibitions worked out pretty well for many years during LaDanian Tomlinson's soon-to-be Hall of Fame career. It also preceded Peterson's 2,097-yard, MVP-winning 2013 season.

"You probably won't see Adrian get a whole lot of carries in the preseason," Frazier responded. "He'll get some opportunities in the preseason, but his workload will come when we kick off the season, not the preseason."

Wonder what the over-under is on Peterson's preseason "opportunities." Perhaps 10? Or perhaps that's 10 too many based on what AP did a year ago.

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Mark Craig

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Mark Craig has covered the NFL nearly every year since Brett Favre was a rookie back in 1991. A sports writer since 1987, he is covering his 30th NFL season out of 37 years with the Canton (Ohio) Repository (1987-99) and the Star Tribune (1999-present).

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